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Japanese citizens rally against large-scale Japan-US joint military exercises, military buildup
By Xinhua Published: Oct 21, 2026 09:03 AM
People holding signs attend a protest rally in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 20, 2026. Japanese citizens staged a protest rally in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Tuesday evening, opposing the large-scale Japan-U.S. joint military exercises and the military buildup. (Xinhua/Li Ziyue)

People holding signs attend a protest rally in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 20, 2026. Japanese citizens staged a protest rally in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Tuesday evening, opposing the large-scale Japan-U.S. joint military exercises and the military buildup. (Xinhua/Li Ziyue)


People holding signs attend a protest rally in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 20, 2026. Japanese citizens staged a protest rally in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Tuesday evening, opposing the large-scale Japan-U.S. joint military exercises and the military buildup. (Xinhua/Li Ziyue)

People holding signs attend a protest rally in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 20, 2026. Japanese citizens staged a protest rally in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Tuesday evening, opposing the large-scale Japan-U.S. joint military exercises and the military buildup. (Xinhua/Li Ziyue)



A protestor holding a sign attends a protest rally in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 20, 2026. Japanese citizens staged a protest rally in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Tuesday evening, opposing the large-scale Japan-U.S. joint military exercises and the military buildup. (Xinhua/Li Ziyue)

A protestor holding a sign attends a protest rally in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 20, 2026. Japanese citizens staged a protest rally in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Tuesday evening, opposing the large-scale Japan-U.S. joint military exercises and the military buildup. (Xinhua/Li Ziyue)



People protest during a rally in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 20, 2026. Japanese citizens staged a protest rally in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Tuesday evening, opposing the large-scale Japan-U.S. joint military exercises and the military buildup. (Xinhua/Li Ziyue)

People protest during a rally in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 20, 2026. Japanese citizens staged a protest rally in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Tuesday evening, opposing the large-scale Japan-U.S. joint military exercises and the military buildup. (Xinhua/Li Ziyue)